USS LST-488
 USS LST-488, underway, date and location unknown.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | LST-488 |
| Ordered | as a MCE hull 1008[1] |
| Builder | Permanente Metals Corporation, Richmond, California |
| Yard number | 4183[1] |
| Laid down | 11 January 1943 |
| Launched | 5 March 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 May 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 11 January 1946 |
| Reclassified | Landing Ship Tank (Hospital) LST(H)-488, 15 September 1945 |
| Identification |
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| Honors and awards | battle stars |
| Fate | assigned to Commander Naval Forces Far East |
 Japan | |
| Operator | Shipping Control Authority for Japan |
| In service | 11 January 1946 |
| Out of service | unknown |
| Renamed | Q009 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS), 12 March 1952 |
| United States | |
| Operator | MSTS |
| In service | 12 March 1952 |
| Out of service | 15 July 1972 |
| Identification | Hull symbol: T-LST-488 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Philippine Navy, 15 July 1972 |
 PhilippinesPhilippines | |
| Name | Surigao del Norte |
| Namesake | The Province of Surigao del Norte |
| In service | 15 July 1972 |
| Identification | Hull symbol: LT-97 |
| Fate | unknown |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | tank landing ship |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 328 ft (100 m) oa |
| Beam | 50 ft (15 m) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range | 24,000 nmi (44,000 km; 28,000 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) while displacing 3,960 long tons (4,024 t) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 or 6 x LCVPs |
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| Troops | 16 enlisted men |
| Complement | 13 officers, 104 enlisted men |
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USS LST/LST(H)/T-LST-488 was an
tank landing ship built for the United States Navy during World War II
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Construction
LST-488 was laid down on 11 January 1943, under
Service history
During World War II, LST-488 was assigned to the
Asiatic-Pacific Theater and participated in the following operations: the Occupation and defense of Cape Torokina in November 1943; the Capture and occupation of Guam in July 1944; the Battle of Leyte landings October 1944; and the Lingayen Gulf landings January 1945.[3]
Post-war service
Following the war, LST-488 was redesignated Republic of the Philippines as a lease on 15 July 1972.[3]
Awards
LST-488 earned four
battle stars for World War II service.[3]
Notes
- Citations
Bibliography
Online resources
- "LST-488". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "Kaiser Permanente No. 4, Richmond CA". www.ShipbuildingHistory.com. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- "USS LST-488". Navsource.org. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS LST-488.
- Photo gallery of USS LST-488 at NavSource Naval History
